Do Christian's believe the ends justify the means in most situations?

Question

I am listening to some podcasts and this question came up without an obvious answer.

If the answer isn't a 100% yes or no please let me know in what cases it does and in what cases it doesn't

Thanks for your input

I may need to clarify if it is too broad.

Is it ok to do something wrong/evil if in the end it will result in a greater good

Answer 1

I don't believe the ends justify the means in most situations.

Answer 2

the end does not ever justify the means by which it is achieved.
ever, period. Now you ask if Christians believe this or not, well the problem is you are talking about people so I would guess that you can find some Christians who do believe that the end does in fact justified the means. but that does not make them right. so be careful. however this brings up the question, is the answer I gave you right, and if so why? think about it this way if the end justified the means then as long as I win (achieve a sociably acceptable goal) then how I did it does not matter, and this must be true for anything. If I do some amazing studies that cure Aids but in doing so I torture millions to do so that is OK. this does not make any sense. by the same token how you achieve something is as important (some times more so) as what you achieve.

Answer 3

Not at all. To say that it is ok to rob a bank in order to have money for missions would be absurd. The means must be based on moral integrity and the Word of God or the end is not a true victory. You cannot lie, cheat , or steal and expect God to honor the fruit you produce. Look all the way back to Cain and Abel. God had honor for Abel's offering, but not for Cain's, because the means by which he presented it was not justified in the eyes of God.

Answer 4

No, I think in 100% of the cases the means is more important than the ends. The way we conduct ourselves and the kindnesses and honesty and integrity far out weigh the end results, see God controls the end results so all that matters to Him is that we follow His ways and He will take care of everything else, you should read the story of Joseph in Genesis and see all the things that happen to him, and even tho things often look grim for poor Joseph, God has the master plan and the end in sight and the reason for all these things is in God's hands, Joseph just has to be true to God and God takes care of the ending. If we do things God's way it always, always, always works out better in the end, even if we don't understand it, or it wasn't the way we had planned. It's God's plan that matters, not ours. Read the Bible, there are countless stories about people who did it God's way and people who did it their own way. You'll see doing it God's way always is best.

Answer 5

Not the ones I've met - most of the ones I know believe that if the end involves making someone else suffer, then that "end" isn't worth it.

It's part of what frustrated me about Christianity in the first place. Christians are often the first in line to "forgive" or otherwise negate crime penalties such as the Death Penalty in America, among many other problems.

Answer 6

I think that it would depend on the case. Women who are beaten by their husbands and have tried counseling to no avail should leave their husbands, it is biblical but still frowned upon in evangelical circles. The man is the head of the house, if he walks out he loses that position. Does that apply if they never get a divorce or is he still the head of house by default?

Answer 7

The answer is No. As a Christian, we must follow the teachings of our faith which means that we can cause no harm to anyone deliberately, or lie etc. to get our point across. If we can not justify our actions in the word, they can not be justified.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

For Christians the ends does not justify the means.
If your the creator and Lord of everything then the end may justify the means

Answer 10

In some rare cases it does. But moreover I see the Bible teaching the greater ideal is not the destination, it is the journey and how you traveled it.